How Ann Arbor Stacks Up

These are just some of the fabulous accolades Ann Arbor has received, but there’s plenty more.

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Six Unique Reasons to Choose Ann Arbor

1. Convenient Access

  • Easy to get here…
    • Detroit Metropolitan Airport, 30 minutes from downtown
    • Amtrak Station, in downtown
    • MegaBus to and from Chicago, starting at $10
  • …and easy to get around
    • You’re a short walk from everything!
    • University of Michigan Bus System to get around campus
    • Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority to get around the entire city

2. Delicious Places

  • Zingerman’s Deli (“Some of the World’s Best Sandwiches,” USA Today)
  • “The Best Food Town In All The Land,” Buzzfeed
  • More than 200 restaurants
  • 16 On-Campus Cafes and Markets
  • 7 On-Campus Dining Centers
  • 31 Bars

3. Entertaining Options

4. Beautiful Views

  • Huron River
  • Matthaei Botanical Gardens
  • Nichols Arboretum
  • The Wave Field, North Campus
  • Bluffs Nature Area

5. The Shops!

6. Museums and Sites to See

  • Cobblestone Farm
  • Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
  • University of Michigan
    • Museum of Anthropology
    • Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
    • Museum of Art
    • Detroit Observatory
    • Planetarium
    • Exhibit Museum of Natural History
      • Planetarium
    • Museum of Paleontology
    • Museum of Zoology